Posts About "Nicklas Backstrom"
2020-21 Season Openers: Flames Lose Again, Islanders & Capitals Excel
January 15th, 2021 The Calgary Flames still can’t win on opening night, not even with a two-goal lead. But the start of the 2020-21 NHL season portended good things for two East Division rivals, the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, and showed why the Minnesota Wild eagerly awaited the arrival of Kirill Kaprizov. The Flames dropped their...
Capitals Keys to 2020-21 Success: Improved Power Play & Goaltending
January 7th, 2021 The calendar year of 2020 was not kind to the Washington Capitals. They went 14-11-3 in the regular season and were losing their lead in the Metropolitan Division before the league shut down. Ilya Samsonov missed the postseason due to a freak ATV accident. The coach they decided against re-signing after a Stanley Cup victory eliminated...
Top 10 Best Undrafted NHL Goalies
December 27th, 2020 The NHL Entry Draft has long been the NHL’s pipeline for talent. While teams draft players in the hope that they will one day be in their NHL lineup, there are a number of players that are passed over in the NHL Draft only to be signed as free agents down the line. This article considers the best undrafted goaltenders. Cam Talbot...
Capitals' Future Drafting Focus Must Turn to the Center
October 29th, 2020 The Washington Capitals understand they must address the center position as their perennial number-one center and future Hall of Fame inductee, Nicklas Backstrom's career winds down. He recently signed an extension to keep him in DC for the next five seasons. However, the team's last two first-round draft selections were centers as...
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Capitals, Rangers, Jets, Flames, More
August 14th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on David Pastrnak not being available for the Boston Bruins and Nicklas Backstrom being out for the Washington Capitals. Matthew Tkachuk may have suffered an injury in Game 2 versus the Stars and the Jets are looking to beef up their blue line. Finally, the New York Rangers are talking with...
Capitals Face Tough Roster Decisions
June 30th, 2020 It has been reported that the NHL salary cap might be effectively frozen at $81.5 million until 2023. During that time period, Alex Ovechkin's current contract will expire, several players will hit free agency, and drafted prospects will be trying to break into the NHL. This puts the Washington Capitals into an interesting position with...
Capitals' 2022 Olympics Roster Projections
May 16th, 2020 The 2022 Beijing Olympics represent the next major international tournament on the horizon for hockey fans around the world. After the 2020 IIHF World Championships were canceled and plans for the latest version of the World Cup of Hockey were put on the shelf, the Beijing games and the 2021 Worlds are the next opportunities for hockey...
NHL's Top 5 Playmakers of the Decade
May 10th, 2020 The dawn of a new decade is always a time for reflection. It is a time when people look back and reminisce about their favorite moments and experiences of the last 10 years. However, for hockey fanatics like myself, the start of a new decade is the perfect time to take a look back at the NHL's top players, teams, coaches, trades, and so...
Top 10 Swedes in The NHL Today
January 24th, 2020 Sweden has produced some very talented hockey players over the years. The country is stocked with world-class-skating forwards and talent-rich defensemen. Arguably the most famous of them all include Mats Sundin, Niklas Lidstrom, the Sedin brothers–Henrik and Daniel, Henrik Zetterberg, Daniel Alfredsson and Peter...
Capitals Strike the Right Deal With Backstrom
January 19th, 2020 There are certain molds of players in the NHL that are quite rare and hard to come by. A franchise goaltender, or an elite D-man make great examples. But there's another staple for every team that will always remain a focal point — the versatile, two-way center. Nicklas Backstrom is just that and was rewarded handsomely with his...
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Devils, Capitals, Maple Leafs, More
January 16th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Anaheim Ducks are willing to help out cap-strapped teams financially, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to offer up a ready-to-play forward if they want a certain goaltender, Gerard Gallant has coaching options and why was Ray Shero really fired? Ducks Willing to Take Money...
Capitals' Mid-Season Report Card
January 16th, 2020 Everyone remembers the dreaded days of receiving their school report card. It was a combination of emotions from amazement that you haven't learned your lesson by now to fear in trying to assess how you can hide the grades from your parents. For the Washington Capitals players the story is a little different so far this season....
Capitals Ignore Consequences of Overpaying Backstrom
January 15th, 2020 You would have a hard time denying Washington Capitals star Nicklas Backstrom has been a $9.2 million player over the course of his current 10-year contract. The problem is the 32-year-old likely won’t be during his five-year extension, during which he will almost certainly burden the Caps with that very same cap hit. Capitals...
